verb/e.ply.ʃe/
to peel; to scrutinise; to preen
“J'avais jeté l'imperméable sur une chaise, ayant plusiers dossiers à éplucher rapidement et des coups de téléphone à passer.” — I had thrown the raincoat on a chair, since I had several files to go through quickly and some phone calls to make.
Inherited from Middle French esplucher, from Old French espeluchier, from Vulgar Latin *expiluc(i)cāre, ultimately from Latin pilāre (“remove hair”). Compare Occitan espelucar, Catalan espellucar.